Susan Mayer's Haven
Pictures from my back yard.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Birch catkins
Monday, April 22, 2024
Emerging Rhubarb
Excerpts from the Sheriff's Report:
7:26 a.m. - Woman paid for cigarettes and a Red Bull, then went back outside to pump gas. She didn't come back in to pay for the fuel. The clerk commented the woman said something about running late for work. A personal check the woman wrote for the other items matched the registered owner of the vehicle description provided. The officer contacted the woman. She thought she had paid for the gas. She promised to return and pay.
9:51 a.m. - Property owner wants to know if his rental is empty, and consents to a law enforcement search if building is unlocked. Caller was told this is not a law enforcement issue and he will have to find another person to do this type of inspection.
9:57 a.m. - Driver ticketed for criminal operating after revocation and warned for expired insurance, expired registration, defective muffler, non-working brake lights, and vehicle paint color change without notifying the Department of Motor Vehicles.
2:59 p.m. - Caller reports a 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara was stolen but unsure if the vehicle was actually stolen. Vehicle located in the Ace parking lot, not stolen.
4:21 p.m. - 911 caller reported neighbor brutally beating dog. A second caller reported the commotion is no longer taking place. Officer arrived and saw dog running around outside, not appearing injured. The owner said the dog pooped on the bed and was spanked. Officer told owner to let dog out more often.
5:55 p.m. - Wellness check. Person not answering door, vehicle at home but tractor gone. Person was found cutting wood.
6:02 p.m. - Caller reports the vehicle ahead of her in the drive-up lane has the bass so loud she is having a hard time ordering. Officer reported the vehicle is on private property and there is no noise ordinance during the day.
6:15 p.m. - Vehicle broke down one week ago and it was moved into a friend's driveway. Now the vehicle is gone. That friend said they hadn't seen where the vehicle went. Caller went to another person's home and that person admitted to taking the truck and scrapping it for money.
7:44 p.m. - Caller reported man taking out electrical sockets by hand, afraid he'll touch the open outlets and get electrocuted. Officer checked and man said it is OK. Caller told to contact landlord.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Wild Turkey
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Leather Jacket
Friday, April 19, 2024
Barn Quilt
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Barn Quilt
Got a quick call from the Town Clerk Chris. She received a phone call from a lady who introduced herself as Stephanie (wasn't a local number) who wanted to let the clerk know election ballots can be hand counted. In the interest of fair elections, did we do that? Chris, it turns out, is way, way nicer than I am. She said we didn't but that our town had two Chief Inspectors, both w/ years of experience, so she had no concerns about our elections being fair. The caller started talking about how machines could be manipulated (no details or facts) but Chris suggested the caller should be taking her concerns to the County Clerk. The caller became irate then stating that the County Clerk wouldn't listen to reason. So, Chris wanted to give me a 'heads up' in case the lady called me too. Probably a good thing - if the lady does call me I'll try my best not to call her a nincompoop (or some other synonym). I can't promise though. Our tabulator did it's job again this last election and caught some people who had mistakingly voted for too many people for an office or across party lines. Those people were able to fix their ballots before they left the town hall. If we had handcounted them at the end of the night, those votes could not be counted at all. Chris said the County Clerk had also sent out a list of errors made on election paperwork returned from all of the different municipalities in the county. I asked Chris if she would forward it to me. I read through the e-mail. We had done everything correctly on the list until I got to the last line. There it was: "Make sure seal document records are completely filled out." That's a future promise I can make.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Barn Quilt
Monday, April 15, 2024
Barn Quilt
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Barn Quilt
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Rachel
Friday, April 12, 2024
Barn Quilt
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Barn Quilt
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Barn Quilt
The frogs have wakened? - woken? - awaked? The frogs were calling tonight. I can't hear them yet from the house but once I got beyond the meadow they were quite loud. Mostly Western Chorus but could also make out the duck-like calls of Wood frogs. Another sign that spring is progressing slowly but surely in the Northwoods.